But he soon began advocating a railroad as the most efficient and cost-effective means of linking the Ohio River with the Chesapeake Bay. * Competing political interests rendered the General ...

In 1883 the Erie Railway leased the NYP&O and 13 years later acquired its capital stock. In 1927 the VAN SWERINGEN brothers began buying into the Erie road through the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, ...

Muncie was once home to a variety of railroads, including CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway, and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. Muncie also had a network of streetcars and interurban ...

He previously served as a conductor and operations manager for the Maine Central Railroad, and he founded a punk band called Chessie, which took its name from the defunct Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.

The C&O Desk, originally built for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway executives, was donated to the White House in 1987. US President Donald Trump has removed the iconic Resolute Desk from the Oval Office ...

The Dennison Railroad Depot Museum in Dennison ... adults turn into wide-eyed kids faster than you can say “choo-choo.” This beauty is a Chesapeake & Ohio 2700, a steam locomotive that’s seen more ...

In 1957, the No. 1225 was retired and donated to Michigan State University by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, where it was displayed as an icon of the steam-era until 1969. The locomotive was ...

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A retired cabinet maker and National Model Railroad Association master model railroader, Eastman’s work “represents some of the greatest models of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ever created ...

A 55-year-old, Virginia-based group dedicated to preserving C&O Railway history and maintaining St. Albans “railroad ties” has recently released its yearly fundraising calendars to support its ...

Built in 1907 by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, it was once a major hub along the only route between the Chesapeake Bay and the Ohio River. "St. Albans was a strategic place because of it's ...